Title: Home

Author: Ben Young

Link: https://www.amazon.com/Home-Ben-Young-ebook/dp/B0CWXW5F63/

Releases March 22, 2024

Summary

Death can invade any home.

The town of Oak Hollow, Ohio is dying.
Jobs are scarce, crime is rampant, and the authorities aren’t helping.

But, when the infamous haunted house on Asher Street is quickly converted to a funeral home, it appears something has
come to pick clean the bones of this once-proud midwestern town.

Who is Lloyd Mnemic? Can his kindly offer of free funeral services be trusted?

If you were given the chance to speak to a deceased loved one, would you take it? What if all it cost was a bit of your time?

My Review

5/5 Stars

Where to begin with this review. I loved so many aspects of this book that I’m not sure what to call attention to first.

A small summary: Oak Hollow is a small town where nothing really happens. That is until a mysterious new funeral home pops up in the middle of the town.

This book is told through several characters’ perspectives, each one exploring a different aspect of the mystery of the Mnemic Funeral Home. I loved the division of the good and bad characters, the struggles of what each one wanted, and how those struggles drew them to the funeral home and its creepy owner, Lloyd.

Another thing I liked about this book was the way the horror was gradually woven into the story working from a common fear—the fear of death—to something much more cosmic and horrifying.

The descriptions in some of the gorier scenes were so unique. Even when things got weird, the way the author wrote the scenes made it so easy to picture it all.

In conclusion, this story has Needful Things-esque vibes and will stay with you long after reading.

Highly recommended!